First aid kit



Dec. 18, 1945. z. WOLTEGER ET AL 2,391,112

' FIRST AIDYKI'I' x Original Filed Jan. 1, 1942 .2 Sheets-Sheet 1 g 7 i z 1 7 I I |i I a g 5 4 1 E 4 5 6 i 1 i l l I INVENTORS ZYGMl/NT 14/01. 7505 M0 AND HENRY LERER ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 18, 1945 rmsr Am'Krr :Zygmunt-Wol-t eger and Henry Lerer, NewYork, N. .Y. -S1ibstituted for abandoned application. serial 0. 425,370; January 1, 1942; V This fapplication l I 'November-24,i 1943,' Serial No. 511,760

,. 1 .3. Claims, (01. 206-632) application is a substitute for abandoned application- Serial -No.-425,370, filed-January -1; I942. 7

This invention relates to improvements in first aid kits,such as aseptic containers and dispensers and surgical dressing inclosed therein-and in a method of-dispensing surgical dressing,r*such as bandages of uniform or'varying thickness and provided with, or without, one'or more layers of absorbent cotton, styptic pads and/or adhesive strips.

One-object of our invention is'to p'rovidea container whereina roll'of'surgical dressing of uniform or varying thickness may be stored in" aseptic and sterile state and wherefrom said dressing may be conveniently and safely dispensed without being exposed at any time to the danger of losing its aseptic or sterile quality.

Fig.5 isra transverse 'sectibnalvi'ew of the kit or containershown'in Fig. '4. I

' Fig. "6 shows a plan'view ofa modifiedblahk as out and scored and from which is formed a container particularly 'adapted'to'inclosgand dispense a roll .o'f's'urglcal'dressing of varyin'gthickness; such as a'ibanda'ge' provided with. one or more layers of' absorbentcotton; *styptic pads and/or adhesive strips, or the like.

Another object of our invention is that of providing a first aid kit of the character hereinabove described which permits of a facile, safe and aseptic application of the surgicaldressing therein containedby any one, though the users hand he 'not'neoessarily aseptic or even clean. I V Still'another object of our invention is that of providing a'first aid kit of the character hereinabove described. and capable of inclosing and dispensing asurgical dressing of varying. thickness such 'as' a bandage providedwith one or more layers 'of absorbent cotton, stypticpads'and/or adhesive stripsjor the like. Ye't'another object of our inventionis that of providing a novel method of dispensing a surgical dressing of uniform or varying thickness, particularly,a dressing provided with one or more layers of. absorbent cotton, styptic padsiand adheslve strips at both ends, from a container of the character hereinabove described. I I Our invention will be most readily understood byflreferen'ce to the description thereof -made hereinbelow and to the accompanying drawings throughout the divers viewsof which likezreferencenumerals relate to like parts.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 represents a plan view of a blank as cut and scored and from which the container is formed.

2:isan isometric viewof said-blank in the process of being folded toform said container.

3 'isan isometric view' of a containermade inaccordance with our invention in closedand sealedzstate. a

Fi t aisanzi'sometric' viewer a k-itmade in accor'dancewith our-invention; in operativestate Fig. 7 is andsometricview of a kit inseal'ed statejmade in accordance with our'invention from a' blank scoredand' cut as shown in Fig. '6. Fig.8 is an isometric View of the container in operative stata'f-ormed'from the'blankshow-n i'n Fig.6,' illustrating-also the manner in which a surgical dressing, provided with a styptiepad and adhesive end 'DOI'tlOIlS, is'dispensed' from the container.

Fig. 9 is a transverse-sectional view of the-kit shownin Fig.8, illustrating, in particular; the relation of the surgical dressing with respect to the container. r l

- Fig. 10 illustrates in detail a method-of securingand linking to one another the adjacent ends iii of thepanels II and M by meanso'f- -a--'tong'ue' l3 and a 'correspondlngslot. e

The blank fro'm-which the container is formed may consist of any suitable material, for example, card board, paper, or the like. I

Viewing the drawings, it will be "apparent that the blank shown-in Fig. 1 has 21 panelsof divers sizes which are substantially rectangular. dcnotes the bottom, 2 and 3- the'side's, 1'0 the top, H the sealinglid which is subsequently linked, by means of thelateral flaps I3, with the-toothed panel so as to form a passageway through which the surgical dressing is dispensed in accordance with our invention. 'itheteeth I 5 point in the direction in which the dressing is dispensed and serve to prevent a retrograde movement thereof, Whenassembling the container the flaps 'I and. 8 are folded uponeachother and form the end portions'of the said container. Theyare v held in position bymeans of the panels d and 5 which straddlethe said flaps 1- andi8L The flaps 6 upon the panel 2 and the adhesive-lined end of the dressing is now held and secured between the adjacent sides of panels 2 and II, the teeth l5 of panel l4 engaging with the ,fabric,- thereby permitting only a unidirectional outward travel thereof. To seal the kit, the panel I2 is folded over and secured, by means of adhesive or the '23, or the like, inserted between said panels I and I2 before they are fastened with one another.

Following the separation of panels I and I2, the'p'assageway, formed by the panels H and I4 and the flaps I3, is exposed. The adhesive-lined end of the dressing is then pulled out and the kit is ready for use. It will be observedthat the aforedescribed passageway is capable of pivoting about the axis ar-x, to an extent of 270, its path being limited by the panels 2 and I0. Now, the pivotability of the said passageway is an essential and important feature of our invention, because it. permits a facile andeasy manipulation of the kit, requiring theuse of one hand only. To assure a tight fit of the dressing,- the aforedescribed structure of the said passageway permits the user holding the kit in his hand, to exertwith his thumb and index finger any desired degree of frictional pressure upon the emitting dressing,

irrespective of the decreasing diameter of the roll remaining within the container. Moreover, it is an essential and important feature of our invention that the usermay effect this braking action upon the dressing withouttouching same with his hands and without detracting from the sterile and aseptic qualities of the said dressing and without being compelled to squeeze or crush the container as the roll decreases in diameter.

Now, it has become desirable or expedient at times to use surgical dressing of varying thickness, that is, bandages which are provided with one or more layers of absorbent cotton, styptic pads and/or adhesive strips. It is obvious that a dressing of this character would not be capable of passing readily through a passageway of the structure hereinabove described, but would tend to jam therein.

However, a dressing of varying thickness, as

hereinabove described, may be readily stored in or dispensed from ,a container formed from a blank cut and scored as shown in Fig. 6. The assembled kit is illustrated in Fig. 8.

This blank is substantially similar in structure to that hereinabove described .and shown in Fig. 1, except that it is provided with one additional, essentially rectangular, panel l6, bounded by the scoringline 18, adjacent to the panel 2 and the scoring line I9, adjacent to the toothed panel I 4 and the perforations ll, adjacent to the panels 1. Moreover, the flaps l3 are, in this blank, subdivided into three substantially rectangular panels l3a, l3b and l3c, which are folded symmetrically in alternating directions to form bellows, which serve as links between panels I l and I4, thus forming a passageway from which a dressing of varying thickness may be readily dispensed as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Between the panels In and II there are provided two scoring lines 20 and 22, and, between the panels 9 and [3a, b and 0 there is provided a gap corresponding in width to the space between the aforesaid scoring lines '20 and 22, said space between the scoring lines 20 and 22 and said gap between panels 9 and [3a, b and 0, serving to permit the component members of the expanding passageway to sink flush into the interior of the container when the latter is closed.

When tension is applied to the adhesive-lined end of the dressing a it emits from the container,

and a projectionv or protuberance aflixed thereon,

such as a styptic pad or layer of absorbent cotton, contacts the portion of the container adjacent to the bottom of the expanding passageway, said protuberance of the dressing will, upon continued tension applied on the fabric, cause the perforations to part, thereby permitting the protuberance, for example the styptic pad or layer of absorbent cotton, to continue on its outward path and to slide into the expanding passageway whose bellows l3a, b and 0 will spread to the extent necessitated by the thickness of the said pad or cotton layer, as shown in Fig. 9.

In all other respects, the'blank shown in Fig. 6 is folded to form a container along the sam lines as the blank shown in Fig. 1 and hereinabove described. 7

85 While we have described hereinabove and shown in the appended drawings certain preferred embodiments of our invention, it is to be understood that we are limited only by the scope of the following claims.

What we claim is:

1. Dispensing device for sterile bandage and the like, comprising a carton, said carton having a storage compartment for holding a roll of said bandage, a first side of said compartment extending beyond one edge thereof and terminating in a serrated tongue, a second adjacent side of said compartment also extending beyond said edge to a greater extent than said first side and terminating in a relatively narrow flap, said second side being bent at said edge so as to lie closely adjacent to the extending part of said first side and so as to form a relatively narrow passageway therebetween, through which passageway said bandage may be pulled out in sheet form and torn off,said serrated tongue preventing retrograde motion ofthe bandage, said two extending sides being held relatively to one another by retaining flaps formed from said second side at the edges thereof and bent around the edges of said first side for a predetermined distance, said first mentioned flap at thetermination of said second side being capable of bending over the exposed portion of said bandage lying beyond said serrated tongue, whereby said exposed portion is protected against contamination.

2. Dispensing device according to claim 1, in which both said extending sides are capable of simultaneously bending around an axis constituted by said first mentioned edge of said compartment so that the extending portions of both sides are brought closely adjacent to the outer surface of the non-extending portion of said first side, whereby said passageway and any exposed portion of said bandage are sealed against contamination, said terminating flap of said second extending side being bent so as to lie adjacent to the outer sur; face of the bottom of said compartment and being sealed thereto so as to maintain said sides in the position described, while said carton is stored before actual use thereof.

3. Dispensing device according to claim 1, in which said retaining flaps formed from said second side at the edges thereof ar bent into a plurality of portions arranged in the form of expansible bellows, the outermost portions only being bent around the edges of said first side for a predetermined distance, whereby bandage and the like of varying thickness may be dispensed through said passageway, said passageway ex- I pending in Width to accommodate said bandage,

due to the bellows action of said retaining flaps. ZYGMUN'E WOLTEGER. HENRY LERER. 

